diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-logbook/template b/srcpkgs/python3-logbook/template
index 319bb1e19ab..4993e417dc0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-logbook/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-logbook/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.5.3
 revision=6
 build_style=python3-pep517
 make_check_args="--ignore=scripts"
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-devel python3-Cython"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-devel python3-Cython0.29"
 depends="python3"
 checkdepends="python3-execnet python3-pytest python3-pyzmq python3-SQLAlchemy
  python3-Jinja2 python3-Brotli"